Legal conditions

• Written consent by the woman
• Mandatory pre-abortion laboratory tests and ultrasound examination.

Specific conditions for minors

• Specific legal counselling
• Parents (or guardians) have to sign for minors under 18.

Mandatory pre-abortion examinations

• Blood group and rhesus factor
• Ultrasound

Involved healthcare professionals

• Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
• Medical abortion: not applicable

Abortion ratio

• 80 abortions per 1,000 live births (2015).

Abortions “on request”

• 37% of abortions were performed “on request” in 2016.

Medical abortions – Not applicable.

Time of abortion – Missing data

Place of abortion

• The official data presented on this website page refer to those performed in public hospitals.

Other information

• In 2016, among women who had induced abortion, 66% had at least 1 child.

Women age at first birth

• 28 years of age (2014).

Overall contraception data – Missing data

Pre-abortion contraception – Missing data

Contraception during abortion process – Missing data

• All HCPs have the right to conscientiously object.
• Both surgical and medical abortions are free of charge when due to medical reasons only for resident women  and for non-resident women who have some kind of the official Croatian health insurance.
• Otherwise, women have to pay 200 – 270 €.